Sew Thankful Sunday, September 2020
{I love the idea of “paying it forward”. I think the world would be a better place if we could spread some joy and acknowledgement of good deeds done by others. I try to do that once a month for my Sew Thankful Sunday posts. I highlight some great content that I’ve found on other people’s blogs that I hope will inspire you and reward the originator by bringing traffic to their site. If your blog has been mentioned without your consent, please let me know and I will take you off the current list of featured bloggers.}
September is one of my favorite months of the year. It’s a great time to re-organize, change gears and get ready for the changing seasons. I love decorating for Fall and the colors in nature are always spectacular. Much of this reflected in today’s Sew Thankful Sunday list.
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- Let’s start big with this round-up of 45 Fall-Themed Quilts and Sewing Projects brought to you by Amy at Diary of a Quilter. So many ideas and inspiration – I don’t know where to start!
- Join some of your favorite designers for the free Sewcialites Quilt Along at Fat Quarter Shop. It starts September 25, 2020 and continues with weekly block patterns until June, 2021. The blocks have 3″, 6″ or 9″ size options – you choose which size to make for a small, medium or large quilt!
- This Autumn Star Mini Quilt by Leslie at The Seasoned Homemaker will really warm up your space. I imagine it would make a great barn quilt, too! The instructions for this 20″ square quilt are really well-done.
- Do you struggle with tension while you’re free motion quilting? Check out How to Have Perfect Sewing Machine Tension for FMQ by HollyAnne at String & Story. She has all of the answers and a helpful video, too!
- I love this Giant Hexagon Quilt by Melissa at Polkadot Chair. She gives you several options for cutting out the half-hexagons for this no-Y-seams quilt!
- We’re all carrying around face masks these days. Make it easy and organized with this Face Mask Wallet tutorial by Caroline at Sew Can She. I need one of these!
- I love when a quilt is perfectly framed with straight borders. Learn How to Prepare Quilt Borders with Susan at Quilt Fabrication so your borders lay flat and even.
- I’m sure you’ve heard the news that Craftsy is back. No more Bluprint, just good ol’ Craftsy. If you have questions or want general information about how things work, check out their FAQ page. I, for one, am glad for this change!
I’m so excited for the Fall season, cooler weather, and busting out the quilts to decorate (and snuggle) with. Thanks for visiting today along with the featured bloggers and designers. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Julie, thanks for always pointing us in the direction of such interesting, useful posts. This week you hit it out of the park with Quilt Fabrications. I never knew that I wasn’t supposed to lengthen borders on the diagonal. I had always assumed that since this was somewhat more difficult it must be the correct way to do it. How often is the easier way to do something also the right way? 🙂 I’m about to add borders to a couple of quilts and now I’m actually excited about it.
Julie, I found the borders tutorial so timely. I’m about to do one today and I have so much trouble with borders even after all these years. Thanks! I also love Fall. It’s my favorite season!